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98751. RMG sector sees strong export growth in 2018Published: December 30, 2018 10:43:30

The garment sector has witnessed a substantial growth in exports this year with fixing the majority of workplace safety hazards except year-end labour unrest ahead of the national election. Export...


98752. Khulna Power, United Power jointly grab top positionPublished: December 30, 2018 10:43:08

Top 10 turnover leaders featured a total transaction of above Tk 262.60 billion on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) in the outgoing calendar year. During the year, the premier bourse...


98753. Rangamati Jubo League leader dies in clash with BNP menPublished: December 30, 2018 10:41:15

A Jubo League leader has been killed and ten other people injured in a clash between Awami League and BNP activists in Rangamati’s Kawkhali. The deceased has been identified as...


98754. Cast your vote without fear: EC TalukderPublished: December 30, 2018 10:20:10

Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukder has called on people to cast their vote without any fear or intimidation. He made the call while talking to reporters after exercising his franchise at...


98755. Voting suspended at Noakhali polling centrePublished: December 30, 2018 10:09:34

Voting has been suspended at a polling centre in Noakhali-3 after election materials were stolen. Six people have also been injured in an attack on another polling centre. Assistant Returning...


98756. Dr Kamal casts his ballot at Viqarunnisa centrePublished: December 30, 2018 09:26:44

Jatiya Oikyafront chief Dr Kamal Hossain has cast his vote at Viqarunnisa Noon School and College centre in the capital city on Sunday morning. He went to the centre along...


98757. BTRC shuts down mobile internet ahead of electionPublished: December 30, 2018 09:11:53

The telecom regulator has finally moved for a total shutdown of mobile internet starting from Sunday midnight amid the general election which is being held today. The mobile operators have...


98758. Mirza Fakhrul casts ballot in ThakurgaonPublished: December 30, 2018 09:08:43

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has cast his vote at the Thakurgaon Government Girls' School as voting in the 11th parliamentary elections began on Sunday morning . As...


98759. Confident about victory: HasinaPublished: December 30, 2018 08:59:44

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina says she is confident about winning the 11th parliamentary election. In her instant reactions after casting her vote at the Dhaka City...


98760. 'Big progress' on possible China trade deal: TrumpPublished: December 30, 2018 08:48:29

US President Donald Trump said on Twitter on Saturday that he had a “long and very good call” with Chinese President Xi Jinping and that a possible trade deal between...


98761. Voting goes on in general electionPublished: December 30, 2018 08:34:01

Voters have begun to cast their ballots for 299 seats in the 11th parliamentary election amid enthusiasm and anxiety. Over 40,000 polling centres across the country opened their doors to...


98762. Sheikh Hasina casts votePublished: December 30, 2018 08:27:12

Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has cast her vote at the Dhaka City College centre on Sunday morning. Sheikh Hasina cast her vote at 8:00am, according to...


98763. Container handling at Ctg port to cross 2.9m TEUs in 2018Published: December 30, 2018 08:19:38

CHATTOGRAM: Chittagong Port handled a record number of containers in the outgoing year. Until December 26 of the 2018, the prime seaport of the country handled over 2.861 million TEUs...


98764. Economy battles triple woes in 2018Published: December 30, 2018 08:13:50

The outgoing year saw Bangladesh's economy buckle under increasing pressure, with balance of payment deficit, banking crisis, and weak local currency exacting a toll on the macroeconomic health. The capital...


98765. Democracy faces key test as polls todayPublished: December 30, 2018 00:00:22

Bangladesh's democratic future undergoes a critical test as the nation goes to the 11th parliament elections today (Sunday). The Election Commission (EC) has taken the necessary preparations to conduct the...


98766. Other galaxies and the earthlings  Published: December 29, 2018 22:15:31

Fans of sci-fi movies are now widespread across the globe. A section of Hollywood producers continue to churn out these movies. Most of them are B-films. A few have, however,...


98767. Need to sustain growth momentum as nation goes to polls  Published: December 29, 2018 22:11:46

All eyes are now focused on today's (Sunday's) parliamentary elections in Bangladesh. Major global media outlets and the international community are keeping the world guessing on today's much-awaited election in...


98768. Elections amidst expectations, worriesPublished: December 29, 2018 22:09:25

Amidst great expectations and lots of worries, the nation goes to the 11th parliamentary election today (Sunday). More than 100 million voters, nearly half of whom are women, are expected...


98769. Protecting exports from Anti-Dumping DutyPublished: December 29, 2018 21:41:48

Anti-dumping duties, countervailing duties and safeguard measures are some of the trade remedial measures practised by many countries as per World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules. Anti-dumping duties are imposed because...


98770. Cold wave hits country as nation prepares for electionPublished: December 29, 2018 21:34:51

People of the country on the election day Sunday may have to experience the bite of cold as heavy to moderate spell of cold wave accompanied with dense fog is...


98771. Development, foreign assistance, foreign loans, FDI, public debtPublished: December 29, 2018 21:11:23

Bangladesh has been regarded from the beginning as a test case for development. In October 1974, the Bangladesh Aid Group was established under the aegis of the World Bank, with...


98772. Expect 2019 to test global stabilityPublished: December 29, 2018 21:10:20

The resignation of US Defence Secretary James Mattis stands not only as a radical dissociation from the actions of the president he served, but as a foreboding for the future,...


98773. Scaloni to hold more talks with Messi on Argentina returnPublished: December 29, 2018 21:10:01

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni will hold further talks with Lionel Messi over the captain's return to international action. Messi has not featured for his country since the World Cup, where...


98774. Trade, technology and hostage-takingPublished: December 29, 2018 21:09:13

While it is very difficult to know or even understand the inner workings of the Trump administration relating to its trade negotiation to strike a "deal'' with China, but with...


98775. BADC supplies 7,706 tonnes of high-yielding Boro seeds in SylhetPublished: December 29, 2018 21:07:21

SYLHET: A total of 7,706 tonnes of high-yielding Boro seeds have so far been supplied to the farmers in Sylhet division this season through the Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC)....


98776. Cauliflower cultivation gains popularity in MaguraPublished: December 29, 2018 21:06:47

MAGURA, Dec 29: Cauliflower cultivation is gaining popularity in the district.Farmers' sources said a bumper production of cauliflower has been achieved in the district this season. Growers are also getting...


98777. An impetus added to LNG importPublished: December 29, 2018 21:00:00

Bangladesh started importing 'expensive' LNG (liquefied natural gas) in 2017 to meet the mounting domestic demand by expanding the country's energy sources.Currently, the state-run Petrobangla has been re-gasifying around 330...


98778. Farmers look to 2019 for better price dealPublished: December 29, 2018 20:58:43

For the peasantry 2018 was a bonanza year with buoyant agriculture output but, by the same token, it was a period of low prices of the staples they grew.Farmers and...


98779. Scientists may use 'tunnelbot' to find life on EuropaPublished: December 29, 2018 20:07:12

Scientists have proposed a way to retrieve samples from Jupiter's icy moon, Europa, which is believed to contain a liquid ocean underneath that could hold microbial life. Andrew Dombard, associate...


98780. Ronaldo, ‘dramatic’ VAR earns victory for JuventusPublished: December 29, 2018 19:58:28

Two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and a dramatic late VAR call gave Juventus a 2-1 win over Sampdoria on Saturday that extends their lead at the top of Serie A....


98781. Dr Kamal to cast vote at Viqarunnisa centrePublished: December 29, 2018 19:47:57

Jatiya Oikyafront chief Dr Kamal Hossain will cast his vote at Viqarunnisa Noon School and College polling station in the city on Sunday morning. At a press conference at Dhaka...


98782. Quader says BNP frustrated sensing defeatPublished: December 29, 2018 19:46:24

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said BNP leaders have become frustrated sensing sure defeat in the 11th parliamentary election to be...


98783. Bangladesh set to hold exemplary election: HT ImamPublished: December 29, 2018 19:44:41

Sunday's national polls will set an example in the region for its peaceful atmosphere, HT Imam, co-chairman of Awami League Election Steering Committee, said Saturday. He also praised the Election...


98784. Russia widens ban on Ukrainian importsPublished: December 29, 2018 19:41:41

Russia expanded a ban on imported goods from Ukraine on Saturday, saying it would halt some $500 million worth of annual imports of mainly industrial products in retaliation for economic...


98785. 110 BAF peacekeepers leave for MaliPublished: December 29, 2018 19:16:57

A total of 110 Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) members left Dhaka on Saturday to join the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Republic of Mali. The BAF members, including four female...


98786. Commonwealth calls for free, fair election in BDPublished: December 29, 2018 18:57:47

Patricia Scotland, the secretary general of Commonwealth, has called on the Bangladesh government and the Bangladesh Election Commission to ensure an environment conducive for free, fair, inclusive and participatory elections...


98787. City almost empty ahead of votingPublished: December 29, 2018 18:10:59

The streets of the capital which is usually filled with people, even on the weekends, were almost empty on Saturday as thousands of people left the city ahead of Sunday's...


98788. Egypt police kill 40 ‘militants' after tourist bus blastPublished: December 29, 2018 17:40:00

Police in Egypt have killed dozens of militants on Saturday during security raids on their hideouts, the interior ministry has said. The raids killed "40 terrorists" in Giza and North...


98789. Dr Kamal urges people to cast vote in the morningPublished: December 29, 2018 17:35:10

Jatiya Oikyafront chief Dr Kamal Hossain has urged people to cast their votes across the country on Sunday morning. "I urge the respected voters, please go to polling stations in...


98790. Stay at polling centres until results, PM asks party activistsPublished: December 29, 2018 17:27:50

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina has urged the activists, candidates and agents of her party and alliance to stay at voting centres until the last moment and...


98791. Moscow rejects Europe's demand to release Ukrainian sailorsPublished: December 29, 2018 17:03:29

Demands voiced by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron to release Ukrainian sailors held by Russia are unacceptable, Moscow’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on its...


98792. UK to spend $130m on ferries to cope with no-deal BrexitPublished: December 29, 2018 16:56:23

The British government will spend more than $130 million chartering extra sea ferries to ease cross-Channel congestion if the United Kingdom fails to secure a trade deal before leaving the...


98793. Netflix's new releases coming in January 2019Published: December 29, 2018 16:52:56

With a new year comes new titles to stream on Netflix. The third season of the Netflix original A Series of Unfortunate Events will drop Jan 1, while Grace and...


98794. BTRC suspends 3G, 4G servicesPublished: December 29, 2018 16:39:48

The telecom regulatory commission has instructed the mobile operators to shut down 3G and 4G services across the country ahead of the general election tomorrow (Sunday). In an email sent...


98795. S Africa launches Africa's most advanced nanosatellitePublished: December 29, 2018 16:28:22

Africa's most advanced nanosatellite, developed by South Africa, was successfully launched on Thursday, the South African Department of Science and Technology said. "Today marks another historic milestone for South Africa...


98796. Most peaceful polling atmosphere in 47 years: Army chiefPublished: December 29, 2018 16:17:03

Bangladesh Army chief General Aziz Ahmed has said the election environment in the country ahead of Sunday's national election is very "calm and peaceful". "We haven't seen such a calm...


98797. Veteran painter Syed Jahangir passes awayPublished: December 29, 2018 15:57:41

Veteran artist Syed Jahangir, who helped found the Department of Fine Arts at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, has died at the age of 83. The painter passed away at his residence...


98798. Miscreants set fire to nine motorcycles in ThakurgaonPublished: December 29, 2018 15:52:10

Miscreants vandalised and torched nine motorcycles in Thakurgaon’s Sadar upazila on Friday night. Although electioneering officially ended on Friday morning, the local unit of BNP and ruling party student front...


98799. China allows first-ever US rice imports ahead of trade talksPublished: December 29, 2018 15:19:45

China has opened the door to imports of rice from the United States for the first time ever in what analysts took to signal a warming of relations between the...


98800. US woman gives birth to colossal 6.7kg baby boyPublished: December 29, 2018 15:07:21

A US woman has given birth to a whopping 6.7 kilograms baby boy. Ali James Medlock was born on December 12 in Texas, weighing 6.7 kilograms (14 pounds and 13...